Denmark vs Finland: Mortality rate, adult, female

Denmark
39.14 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Finland
40.62 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Denmark rank
190th
Finland rank
188th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Denmark
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 40.62 per 1,000 female adults against 39.14 per 1,000 female adults in Denmark, a difference of 1.48 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Denmark ranks 190th and Finland ranks 188th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 102.44 per 1,000 female adults 111.35 per 1,000 female adults 8.91 per 1,000 female adults Finland
1970s 102.07 per 1,000 female adults 89.01 per 1,000 female adults 13.06 per 1,000 female adults Denmark
1980s 102.93 per 1,000 female adults 71.02 per 1,000 female adults 31.92 per 1,000 female adults Denmark
1990s 90.89 per 1,000 female adults 64.85 per 1,000 female adults 26.03 per 1,000 female adults Denmark
2000s 71.78 per 1,000 female adults 59.23 per 1,000 female adults 12.55 per 1,000 female adults Denmark
2010s 52.88 per 1,000 female adults 46.79 per 1,000 female adults 6.08 per 1,000 female adults Denmark
2020s 42.04 per 1,000 female adults 42.77 per 1,000 female adults 0.7316 per 1,000 female adults Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Denmark or Finland?
Finland, at 40.62 per 1,000 female adults against 39.14 per 1,000 female adults in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Denmark and Finland?
1.48 per 1,000 female adults, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Denmark ranks 190th and Finland ranks 188th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
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Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.